Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Synopsis This subject comprises a study of male and female theories about women and a series of texts in German written by women from the 18th century to the present day. Classical, Marxist and Freudian approaches are considered, and various women's movements up to the present are examined. The texts studied range from Hippel in the age of Goethe to the contentious contemporary writings of Wolf on the one hand and Jelinek on the other.
Assessment Written (7000 words): 70% + Examination (2 hours): 30%